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18 questions for D’yan Forest, the world’s oldest female stand-up comedian

Forest, 90, is performing her one-woman show, “90 Years of Songs and Scandal,” as part of the New York City Fringe Festival. D’yan Forest is, in the truest sense of the phrase, one of a kind. That’s ...
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Betty White: Remembering the Iconic Greek-American Comedienne

Betty White, the irrepressible, iconic Greek-American comedienne, died exactly two years ago on December 31, 2021, at the age ...
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I'm 91 and the oldest working female comedian. Here's what I learned from starting a new career late in life

This as-told-to interview is based on a conversation with D'yan Forest, 91, who is the Guinness World Record holder for oldest working female comedian, a title she has held since she was 87. Forest ...
Case Western Reserve University

“The Many Mrs. Maisels: 20th-Century U.S. Jewish Female Stand-Up Comedians”

Before there was The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a “boy’s club,” the truth ...
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I'm 91 and the oldest working female comedian. Here's what I learned from starting a new career late in life.

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I'm 91 and the oldest working female comedian. Here's what I learned from starting a new career late in life.

This as-told-to interview is based on a conversation with D'yan Forest, 91, who is the Guinness World Record holder for oldest working female comedian, a title she has held since she was 87. Forest ...